No Agenda Happy Hour 5-7 pm

Join Unwind GR on the patio for knitting, crocheting, and other fabric crafts!

Unfortunately this show has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. We will rebook asap!

Strange Skin - West MI Industrial / Post-Punk / Shoegaze

Ascension - Midwest US based post-industrial

21+ // No Cover // Music @ 9pm

silvis - infectious indie music from from columbus, oh

emma bieniewicz - multi-instrumentalist blend of folk, indie, and pop from gr, mi

show at 9pm

21+ only

no cover

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

We are stoked to welcome Mark Lavengood back to the taproom for TWO shows this summer! Mark brings the kind of feel-good, foot-stomping energy that makes you forget what day it is. His music sits somewhere between bluegrass, Americana, and folk revival. If you’re into Trampled by Turtles, The Avett Brothers, or Billy Strings, this one’s for you!

Catch Mark on June 12th and July 24th. 9pm show. 21+. No cover!

Join us for an incredible evening with some of the best musicians in town, hands down!

Tickets are $10/each, and we have a limited quantity available, so don’t wait.

Doors open at 8:30, show starts at 9. 21+ only.

We will have a will call list at the door to check you in :)

Tommy Pancy's Jazz Jam comes to Speciation every Sunday starting June 14th from 5-8pm. Hosted by Grand Rapids saxophonist and MSU jazz alum Tommy Pancy, the weekly session kicks off with a house band set before opening the floor to a signup queue — all skill levels welcome. Rooted in jazz standards, it's a laid-back, inclusive night built around preserving a beloved art form.

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

As we gear up for the return of the fat bears on the cameras in Katmai National Park we lined up the perfect Nature Night! Join us on June 18th to hear bear biologist, Dr. Blair Perry from MSU, share information on the genomes of grizzlies! This will be the perfect opportunity to fill your noggin with more bear facts!

Tommy Pancy's Jazz Jam comes to Speciation every Sunday starting June 14th from 5-8pm. Hosted by Grand Rapids saxophonist and MSU jazz alum Tommy Pancy, the weekly session kicks off with a house band set before opening the floor to a signup queue — all skill levels welcome. Rooted in jazz standards, it's a laid-back, inclusive night built around preserving a beloved art form.

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Mend & Mingle w/ our friends at Rock Paper Scissors Consignment!

Bring your own mending projects, odds & ends, or just your knowledge!

RPS will provide basic supplies: scissors, needles, patching fabric, etc.

Last Thursday of every month! 7-9pm!

THE MOONRAYS return to the Speciation stage!

Don't miss out on their unique blend of Retro Surf, Cosmic Blues & Atomic Rock!

The Moonrays play every last Friday of the month at Speciation.

Music from 8-10:30pm!

Tommy Pancy's Jazz Jam comes to Speciation every Sunday starting June 14th from 5-8pm. Hosted by Grand Rapids saxophonist and MSU jazz alum Tommy Pancy, the weekly session kicks off with a house band set before opening the floor to a signup queue — all skill levels welcome. Rooted in jazz standards, it's a laid-back, inclusive night built around preserving a beloved art form.

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join Unwind GR on the patio for knitting, crocheting, and other fabric crafts!

Tommy Pancy's Jazz Jam comes to Speciation every Sunday starting June 14th from 5-8pm. Hosted by Grand Rapids saxophonist and MSU jazz alum Tommy Pancy, the weekly session kicks off with a house band set before opening the floor to a signup queue — all skill levels welcome. Rooted in jazz standards, it's a laid-back, inclusive night built around preserving a beloved art form.

Join us for the next GR BUG CLUB meeting. Our club meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 6-7:30pm at Speciation Cellars. Our meetings consist of educational presentations, bug-themed activities, special guests, and bug of the month nominations.

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

That’s right, Speciation has a book club! We read Nature nonfiction books, and have a casual discussion for about an hour. We meet every 2 months to give you plenty of time to read the book, and generally we pick books around 300 pages long.

This month’s book is Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark by Leigh Ann Henion

Night Magic is a glorious celebration of the dark! New York Times bestselling nature writer Leigh Ann Henion makes the case for embracing night as a profoundly beautiful part of the world we inhabit--and she invites us to leave our well-lit homes and step outside. It turns out we don't have to go far to find marvels: We are surrounded by animals that rise with the moon, gigantic moths, and nocturnal blooms that reveal themselves, incrementally, as light fades. In her quest to know night with greater intimacy, Henion travels through forests alight with bioluminescent mushrooms and mountain valleys teeming with migratory salamanders. She ventures into the dark alongside naturalists, biologists, primitive-skills experts, and others who've dedicated their lives to cultivating relationships with darkness and the creatures who depend on it.

Tommy Pancy's Jazz Jam comes to Speciation every Sunday starting June 14th from 5-8pm. Hosted by Grand Rapids saxophonist and MSU jazz alum Tommy Pancy, the weekly session kicks off with a house band set before opening the floor to a signup queue — all skill levels welcome. Rooted in jazz standards, it's a laid-back, inclusive night built around preserving a beloved art form.

Supo is the musical project of Gupta, launched in 2023 after she committed to writing only from genuine personal experience as an adult. Her debut album Crushed, recorded at Electric Moon Studios in Grand Rapids, is a pop-rock collection with cinematic ambitions — blending dreamy soundscapes, introspective lyrics, and a range of textures from grunge-inflected guitar riffs to piano ballads with synth-driven crescendos.

“Power Trio” may be as close as we’ll ever get for a description of Detroit’s own BODYGUARDS. Formed by Brody Britton and Jack Henry, the band has become infamous for their hectic and messy live shows and tendency to blow the roof off of whatever shack they end up dragging their amps into.

July 17 - music at 9pm - 21+ only - no cover

Tommy Pancy's Jazz Jam comes to Speciation every Sunday starting June 14th from 5-8pm. Hosted by Grand Rapids saxophonist and MSU jazz alum Tommy Pancy, the weekly session kicks off with a house band set before opening the floor to a signup queue — all skill levels welcome. Rooted in jazz standards, it's a laid-back, inclusive night built around preserving a beloved art form.

We are stoked to welcome Mark Lavengood back to the taproom for TWO shows this summer! Mark brings the kind of feel-good, foot-stomping energy that makes you forget what day it is. His music sits somewhere between bluegrass, Americana, and folk revival. If you’re into Trampled by Turtles, The Avett Brothers, or Billy Strings, this one’s for you!

Catch Mark on June 12th and July 24th. 9pm show. 21+. No cover!

THE MOONRAYS return to the Speciation stage!

Don't miss out on their unique blend of Retro Surf, Cosmic Blues & Atomic Rock!

The Moonrays play every last Friday of the month at Speciation.

Music from 8-10:30pm!

Join us for the next GR BUG CLUB meeting. Our club meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 6-7:30pm at Speciation Cellars. Our meetings consist of educational presentations, bug-themed activities, special guests, and bug of the month nominations.

Join Unwind GR on the patio for knitting, crocheting, and other fabric crafts!

THE MOONRAYS return to the Speciation stage!

Don't miss out on their unique blend of Retro Surf, Cosmic Blues & Atomic Rock!

The Moonrays play every last Friday of the month at Speciation.

Music from 8-10:30pm!

Join us for the next GR BUG CLUB meeting. Our club meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 6-7:30pm at Speciation Cellars. Our meetings consist of educational presentations, bug-themed activities, special guests, and bug of the month nominations.

That’s right, Speciation has a book club! We read Nature nonfiction books, and have a casual discussion for about an hour. We meet every 2 months to give you plenty of time to read the book, and generally we pick books around 300 pages long.

This month’s book is The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey

Susan Casey is our premiere chronicler of the aquatic world. For The Underworld she traversed the globe, joining scientists and explorers on dives to the deepest places on the planet, interviewing the marine geologists, marine biologists, and oceanographers who are searching for knowledge in this vast unseen realm. She takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of deep-sea exploration, from the myths and legends of the ancient world to storied shipwrecks we can now reach on the bottom, to the first intrepid bathysphere pilots, to the scientists who are just beginning to understand the mind-blowing complexity and ecological importance of the quadrillions of creatures who live in realms long thought to be devoid of life.

THE MOONRAYS return to the Speciation stage!

Don't miss out on their unique blend of Retro Surf, Cosmic Blues & Atomic Rock!

The Moonrays play every last Friday of the month at Speciation.

Music from 8-10:30pm!

Join us for the next GR BUG CLUB meeting. Our club meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 6-7:30pm at Speciation Cellars. Our meetings consist of educational presentations, bug-themed activities, special guests, and bug of the month nominations.

THE MOONRAYS return to the Speciation stage!

Don't miss out on their unique blend of Retro Surf, Cosmic Blues & Atomic Rock!

The Moonrays play every last Friday of the month at Speciation.

Music from 8-10:30pm!

Join us for the next GR BUG CLUB meeting. Our club meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 6-7:30pm at Speciation Cellars. Our meetings consist of educational presentations, bug-themed activities, special guests, and bug of the month nominations.

That’s right, Speciation has a book club! We read Nature nonfiction books, and have a casual discussion for about an hour. We meet every 2 months to give you plenty of time to read the book, and generally we pick books around 300 pages long.

This month’s book is Empire of Ants: The Hidden World and Extraordinary Lives of Earth's Tiny Conquerors by Susanne Foitzik, Olaf Fritsche

Acclaimed biologist Susanne Foitzik has traveled the globe to study these master architects of Earth. Joined by journalist Olaf Fritsche, Foitzik invites readers deep into her world—in the field and in the lab. (How do you observe the behavior of ants just millimeters long—or dissect a brain the width of a needle?) Richly illustrated and photographed in full color, Empire of Ants will inspire new respect for ants as a global superpower—and raise new questions about the very meaning of “civilization.”

THE MOONRAYS return to the Speciation stage!

Don't miss out on their unique blend of Retro Surf, Cosmic Blues & Atomic Rock!

The Moonrays play every last Friday of the month at Speciation.

Music from 8-10:30pm!

Join us for the next GR BUG CLUB meeting. Our club meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 6-7:30pm at Speciation Cellars. Our meetings consist of educational presentations, bug-themed activities, special guests, and bug of the month nominations.

That’s right, Speciation has a book club! We read Nature nonfiction books, and have a casual discussion for about an hour. We meet every 2 months to give you plenty of time to read the book, and generally we pick books around 300 pages long.

This month’s book is Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is not an identification guide, nor is it a scientific treatise. Rather, it is a series of linked personal essays that will lead general readers and scientists alike to an understanding of how mosses live and how their lives are intertwined with the lives of countless other beings, from salmon and hummingbirds to redwoods and rednecks. Kimmerer clearly and artfully explains the biology of mosses, while at the same time reflecting on what these fascinating organisms have to teach us.